Mayor Robert Garcia: Cheerleader and Pragmatist
Mayor Robert Garcia has many descriptions: the youngest Mayor in Long Beach history, first Latino Mayor, the first openly gay Mayor, serious about and fluent in policy issues, and definitely the...
Dr. Lourdes Ramos-Rivas Talks Art, Culture, and Molaa
Dr. Lourdes Ramos-Rivas has been on the job less than a year as the new President and CEO of the Museum of Latin American Art (Molaa) in Long Beach. She is settling into a new city and a challenging...
For Ralph De La Cruz, to Write Stories is to be Human
Ralph De La Cruz, his wife Maria Chaves-De La Cruz, their pets, and their home survived the recent Napa-Sonoma fires. The fires raced through Napa and Sonoma County not long after I interviewed Ralph...
Max Viltz is Shaping the Future by Treasuring the Past
Max Viltz (H. Maxie-Viltz) is the founder and owner of Village Treasures on Broadway in downtown Long Beach. Entering the store is walking into a culture rich environment of World imports with an...
Anthony Puente is Dedicated. His Life Story Proves it.
The first word that pops into the mind of Anthony Puente is dedicated. I’ve been asking Palacio Magazine interviewees to describe themselves in one word or sentence. I’m not interested in their...
Michelle Molina Has Earned Every Day of Her Life
It was a simple question for Michelle Molina. I asked her to describe herself. “Willing.” I laughed. “It’s not meant to be funny. I suppose it’s one of those words that describes people who,...
Terelle Jerricks Will Not Sway from Telling the Truth
Terelle Jerricks is the Managing Editor of Random Lengths News in San Pedro, California. Random Lengths has been the independent, progressive newspaper of the Los Angeles/ Long Beach Harbor Area since...
Curator Tatiana Flores Wows at Molaa with Caribbean Art
Tatiana Flores, Ph.D. is the guest curator of the newest exhibition at the Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) in Long Beach, Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago....